Burner for hot-water heaters



June 28,1927. 1,633,716

P. 5. SINCLAIR BURNER FOR HOT WATER HEATERS Original Filed May '8, 1923 w /|::l\ 9 Z 26 C: INVENTOR. Peter 6. z'nc/azr.

ATTORNEY.

Patented June 28, 1927. v 1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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BURNER roe HOT-WATER HEATERS. Application filed May 8, 1923, Serial No. 637,418. Renewed September 22, 1928.

This invention relates to improvements in pipe connections 5 and 5 6 isa plate or oil burners for hot water-heaters of the type platform for supporting the oil burner and in which a water heating member or element the oil supply tank, and this plate is mountis provided for receiving the cold water ed on a standardfi. This plate is formed 50 5 from the city mains and discharging the with a T-shaped groove 7 in which is located same in a heated condition therefrom and a correspondingly shaped pin or bolt 8 into a hot water receiving or storage tank, which is attached to a collar 9 that surwhich tanks are usually located in con'venrounds the oil supply pipe 10. Attached to ient relation to the heater. The invention the pipe 10 is a second collar 11 which is 55 10 in particular relates to the construction and pivotally 'mounted on the plate 6 as indimanner of mounting the oil burner, wherecated at 12. The pipe 10 leads to the oil by the same may be swung outwardinahorisupply tank 4 as indicated 7 at 13. The zontal plane and clear of the enclosing casing burner 3 is supported on the pipe 10 and in which th water heating l ent i onswings or turns about the pivotal center 12 70 15 tained, when it is desired to adjust, or clean when the urner is' drawn outward away the burner. The type of burner employed I from the lower end of the heater element 5' i is that known in the trade as the blue as indicated in Fig. 2 by the dotted line flame oil burner. The invention in genposition 3'. This enables the 11561 0f the eral therefore, is confined to the manner of heater to readily clean the burner 3 and the 75 mounting the burner so that it may be Water heating element 5.

swung outward or away from the enclosing Referring to the modification shown in casin Figs. 3 and 4 the oil supply tank 4 is con- Reierring to the drawings: nected to the plate 6 through the medium of Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the inthe pipe 14. 15 designates a member that 25 closing casing having water heating eleis formed with a square or rectangular porments located therein and with the door of tion 16 which fits into a' square shaped the sameshown in the open position and also socket or recess 17 in the plate 6. 18 desigshowing the manner of pivotally mountnates a stem integral with the part 16 that ing the burner on the casing. passes through an opening in the plate 6 and 30 Fig. 2 is a horizotal sectional view on the 19 is a nut for securing the part 15 to the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the plate for plate 6. The upper end of the part 15 is supporting, the oil burner and which is formed with a conical shaped portion 20. formed with an arc-shaped groove therein, a Located on this conical shaped portion is the pipe for supporting the oil supply tank and member 21 which is secured to the part 20 35 a burner supporting device on the oil sup-' by means of the washer 22 and the screw 23. ply pipe located .for movement in the The part 21 is attached by means of the groove. threads 24 to the oil supply pipe 10 which Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view substansupplies oil to the burner 3. The pipe 10 in tially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing the this construction is supported by means of 5 4 pivotal construction for supporting the the post or part 25. having the T-shaped burner. part 8 as before which is located in the cor- Fig. 4 is a vertical view, partly in section, respondingly shaped groove 7 7 This poron the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 showing the con tion of the invention is the same as that destruction of the swinging joint between scribed in connection with Figs. 1 and 2 but 5 the pipe whlch supports the oil supply tank it differs from that construction in that the and the oil supply plpe which supports the oil supply tank 4 is fixedly secured to the burner, for per itting only the burner to be plate 6 instead of turning thereon and the I moved'outward or inward without disturbpipe 10 moves with the burner 3. The ading the oil supply tank. vantage of this construction is that the water 50 Referring to the drawings in detail: heater and tank 34 may be located close to.

1 designates the casing in which the water a partition or wall and et at the same time heating element is placed, 2 the door of permit the burner 3 to e swung outwardly the casing which is shown in open position. away from the casing. The parts 15, 20,

3 is the burnbr proper, 4 the oil supply tank and 21 form a swinging joint with an oil and 5 is the water'heatiiiiigl element of any passageway throug these parts as indicated suitable type having the t and discharge at 27 plate having an arc-shaped groove therein and an opening concentric with said groove,

an oil supply pipe on which the burner element is mounted, pivotall secured in the opening in the bearing plate, and a support for the burnerelement secured to the oil supply pipe and disposed in the areshaped groove.

2. In a burner for water heaters, a, burner element, a plate having an arcuate groove therein ii-shaped in cross section, an oil supply tank, an .oil supply pipe in communication with the oil supply tank and pivotally connected to the plate, the burner element being mounted on said pipe, and a guide member secured to the pipe and adapted to traverse the arcuate groove the center of which coincides with the pivotal connection of the oil supply pipe with the plate.

3 In a burner, a bearing plate, an oil supply tank, a pipe pivotally connected to the plate, a conduit placing the pipe in communication with the supply tank, said plate having an are shaped groove, a burner on the pipe movable with the latter. about the plvotal connection of the pipe, and a guide member partially supporting the pipe and movable in said are shaped groove.

4. In a burner, a supporting plate having an are shaped groove therein, an oil supply tank, an oil supply pipe for supporting the tank and having one of its ends connected to the plate, a second oil supply pipepivotally connected to the end of the first mentioned oil supply pipe, an oil burner mount ed on the second oil supply pipe, and a member on said burner for engaging the shaped groove in the plate to support and guide the burner.

5. In combination, an outer casing, an element to be heated therein, a' burner below said element, meansfor pivotally supporting the burner with relation to the casing and said element, said means incliiding a plate secured to the casing and formed with an arc-shaped groove therein, and a part connected to the burner and movable in' the groove for guiding and supporting the burner while the latter is moved into or out of said casing.

6. A supporting device for a burner for water heaters, comprising in combination, a plate formed with an are shaped groove, a member pivotally connected to the plate and on which the burner is mounted, a part on the pivotally connected member for supporting the burner, said part being movable in the are shaped groove of the plate to permit the burner to be swung under or away from the water heater.

7. A supporting plate for burners, said plate having an arcuate groove therein and an opening concentric therewith, said opening adapted to pivotally receive an oil supply pipe on which a burner is mounted, the arcuate groove adapted to receive a guide member for supporting and guiding the oil supply pipe and the burner.

8. In combination a casing, a Water heater mounted in the casing, a supporting plate extending into the casing, a pipe pivotally mounted on the supporting plate, a burner carried by the pipe and adapted to be moved with the pipe into or out of the casing, the burner when in the casing occupying a position beneath the water heater, said plate having an are shaped groove, a supporting element for the burner connected to the pipe and movable in the groove, and means for supplying oil to said pipe.

"PETER S. SINCLAIR. 

